Ricin vs trois-cerceaux

Ricinus communis compared with Cyclophora ruficiliaria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Ricin trois-cerceaux
Kingdom Plantae (plante) Animalia (animal)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Insecta (insecte)
Order Malpighiales (Malpighiales) Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family Euphorbiaceae Geometridae
Genus Ricinus Cyclophora
Species Ricinus communis Cyclophora ruficiliaria

Conservation Status

Ricin

NE — Not Evaluated

trois-cerceaux

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Ricin trois-cerceaux
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ricin

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (33 countries), Asia (26 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (15 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (14 countries), and South America (12 countries).

trois-cerceaux

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Belgium.

Ricin

The Castor (Ricinus communis) is a species in the genus Ricinus. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and hi

trois-cerceaux

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

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